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Click the User Management link to create and manage the different users who are allowed to access the Firewall Analyzer server.
The different types of users and their respective privileges are described in the table below:
User | Description |
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Administrator | This user can do all operations including configuring syslog servers, setting up file archiving, adding additional users, and more |
Operator | This user can do all operations except configuring the Intranet settings, and user management |
Guest | This user can only view reports, view alerts, view device details, and basically has only read-only privileges. The Ask ME & Support tabs are not available for guest users. |
By default, an Administrator user with username as admin and password as admin, and a Guest user with username guest and password guest are already created.
If you have logged in as an Administrator user, the User Management page lists all the users created so far.
You can view the users based on user type. Select the user type from the Select User Type combo box. The three user types listed are: Administrator, Operator, and Guest.
You can view the users alphabet wise. All option and the alphabets are listed above the user list. Select All option or the alphabet under which the user login name will be available.
If you have logged in as an Administrator user, click the User Audit View link against a user to view the corresponding user audits. The User Audit page shows the remote host machine IP address from which the user logged on, the timestamp of the login, and the duration of the session.
The description the user details available in the user list table are explained below:
User Detail | Description |
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User Name | The user's login name |
No. of Devices | The number of security device(s) to which the user will be having access |
Access Level | The access level privilege of the user |
Domain Name | The domain in the network to which the user belongs to |
User Audit | The corresponding user audits information |
Select all users check box if you want to delete all the users and individual user(s) check boxes to delete the selected users. There is a check box against each user below the all user check box. Click Delete button to delete all the or selected user(s) from the list of users accessing Firewall Analyzer.
Select the users for whom the security device(s) need to be assigned/re-assigned. Select the access level of the user from the Access Level combo box. The three access levels listed are: Guest, Operator, and Administrator. Click OK to save the new changes. Click Cancel to cancel assigning the role operation.
Select the users for whom the device(s) need to be assigned/re-assigned. Select the device(s) to which the user will be having access. All the available device(s) are listed in the Available Device(s) list. Select the device(s) and click right arrow. The selected device(s) are displayed in the Selected Device(s) list. If you want to remove any device from the Selected Device(s) list, select the device and click left arrow. The removed device will be listed back in the Available Device(s) list.
If you have logged in as an Administrator user, the User Management page lists all the users created so far.
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If you have logged in as an Operator or Guest user, click on the Account Settings link to change your password and default e-mail address.
Once you are done, click OK to save the new changes. Click Cancel to cancel editing the user operation.
Types of User Privileges in Firewall Analyzer
Comparison of Feature Access to the Users
Sl No |
Feature Name |
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1 |
User Management Create/Modify/Delete users |
Yes |
No |
No |
2 |
Predefined Reports and ReportProfiles |
The user can view all predefined reports of all the firewalls. The user can perform Add/Edit/Delete operation of Report profiles created by all users. |
The user can view all predefined reports of Firewalls assigned to him. The user can perform Add/Edit/Delete operation of Report profiles created by himself. |
The user can view all predefined reports of Firewalls assigned to him. The user can view all report profiles of Firewalls assigned to him. |
3 |
Alert Profiles and Alert Administration |
The user can perform Add/Edit/Delete operation of Alert profiles created by all users. Administration of Alerts created by All Alert Profiles |
The user can perform Add/Edit/Delete operation of Alert profiles created by himself. Administration of Alerts created by his own Alert Profiles |
The user can view all the generated alerts of Firewalls assigned to him. |
4 |
Edit/Delete Device |
All Firewalls |
Only for Firewalls assigned to him. | No |
5 |
Dashboard View Customization | For all Firewalls | Only for Firewalls assigned to him. |
Only for Firewalls assigned to him |
6 |
Advanced Search |
Yes |
Yes |
The user can perform advanced search except Save as Report Profile. |
7 |
Intranet Settings Configuring Firewall based LAN settings |
Yes |
No |
No |
8 |
Bookmark |
The user can view only his bookmarks. |
The user can view only his bookmarks. | The user can view only his bookmarks. |
9 |
Configuration Settings listed in the Settings tab.
|
Yes |
Yes |
No |
10 |
Configuration views present in the Settings Tab.
|
Yes |
Yes |
The user can view all the Configuration settings except Archive Settings and Server Diagnostics. |
11 |
User Assistance
|
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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